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32 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 Macdrive 8 is a must-have if you have both PC and Mac Oct 19, 2009
By ruel
I have Macdrive 8 installed on our HP laptop running Windows Vista. It works. I was able to read and write to my USB external backup drive that has an exact mac-formatted mirror-image backup of the harddrive from my Macbook. I was able to use Windows Explorer to go through the mac-formatted drive to read and copy files. That's the basic capability that I wanted and that all works for me. Go to the MediaFour website to get the trial version of Macdrive 8 if you want to test it out for yourself. I've only used Macdrive 8 with Windows Vista. If you have Windows 7, the MediaFour website seems to indicate Windows 7 compatibility but they say to check for updates. Check with the MediaFour website for yourself.
For those who have both Mac and PC, I would suggest getting: (1) Macdrive 8 for your PC; and (2) Paragon NTFS for Mac 7 for your mac. You don't have to get both, but I have both for maximum flexibility for accessing drives from either mac or windows using either type of computer whether on a Mac or a windows-only PC. With Macdrive, I can read and write to mac-formatted drives using a windows PC (i.e., our HP laptop). And with Paragon NTFS for Mac, I can directly read and write to windows NTFS-formatted drives using my Macbook. Thank you for reading this short review.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 It works great - until it corrupts your hard drive and BSoDs your computer... permanently Mar 12, 2011
By Keegan S. Clements-housser
"Keegan C-H"
So, at first, you'll love this program. It'll let you read and write to a Mac file system, which is absolutely invaluable when you have an external hard drive that you use to ferry files back and forth between a PC at home and a Mac at the university. It'll be awesome - you'll even be able to burn Mac-specific CDs.
Then, one day, the drivers will get corrupted. This won't happen for any particular reason - just because, on this day, the MacDrive gods decided to royally screw up your day. Your external hard drive will be corrupted, too, and require a reformat. Right around now, the program will become unresponsive, the uninstaller will stop working, and it won't even register as installed on your system as far as third-party uninstallers are concerned. Then, if you ever - EVER - restart your computer for ANY reason, you'll get a wonderful 0x00000108 BSoD on boot - corrupted third party file system. Because those MacDrive drivers for Mac hard drives? Yeah, they load at boot. What happens when corrupted drivers load at boot? You bluescreen.
Startup Repair won't be able to fix the problem. System restore might, if you have a restore point before you installed the infernal thing - but usually, it works just fine for two to three months, so most people won't have that option unless they're really meticulous about their backups.
At that point, you get to use file recovery software and reinstall Windows - a process that, in my case, took two days.
Lucky you.
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But hey, who knows. Maybe you'll be one of the lucky few that it works flawlessly for, and it never, ever stops working on you, or corrupts a hard drive, or prevents your computer from booting. Sounds like half the people who use it have no problems.
How do you feel about those odds? Like leaving the stability of your system up to a coin toss?
I wouldn't risk it if I were you.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Nice Idea. Bad Implementation. Jul 25, 2011
By Steve G
If you have Mac and PC in your family, eventually you will need this application. It is a great idea and allows cross-platform use. HOWEVER, the code is buggy and eventually ALL Macintosh formatted drives will become corrupt when used from the PC. It has happened over and over again. Finally, I have abandoned it entirely and am going to NTFS and will just use File Sharing and Bonjour. I think the problem is that it can't handle large drives (500GB+), but it is difficult to figure out. Tech support was NO HELP.
Works as Described, No Problems, Very Helpful Mar 17, 2012
By K. Reeser
I purchased MacDrive 8 last year (2011) to allow me to switch an external hard drive between my Mac and my PC. It has worked perfectly since that time, with both an XP and a Windows 7 system. File transfer is fast, not a hitch or a hint of any issue. I am using an ESATA connection.
By using this software, one can read the HFS+ file system that Macs use from a PC, which is faster and more efficient, etc. Otherwise, one would have to format one's drive as FAT 32, which is much slower to load and transfer.
Reading the horror stories in the reviews here gives one pause, but I have experienced none of these issues in nine months of use. If any problems arise I will update this review.
Works Beautifully Jan 17, 2012
By Skip Slaughter
This item was received in a most timely manner. It works perfectly as described and has enhanced my workflow as it allows me to work almost seamlessly between Mac and PC
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